Produced by: Shawnee' Gibbs, Shawnelle Gibbs, Rene Rawls ......... Executive Producer: Rene Rawls
Co-Producer: Krystal Cooper ........ Associate Producer: Dahveed Kolodny Nagy ........ Casting: Rene Garcia........ Editor: Christopher Alexander
Music by: John Barnes........ Character Design: Brittnie Bruner........ Additional Character Design: Krystina Haggerty and Dahveed Kolody-Nagy
Lead Storyboard Artist/Concept Design: Jose Guillen ......... Additional Storyboards: Mark Hernandez......... Lead Animator: Krystina Haggerty
Animators: Craig Clark .... Ajamu Frasier .... Gaylyn Graham .... Dahveed Kolodny-Nagy .... Sara Labrecque .... Luis Salazar .... Cesar Sanchez Jr.
Adam Scarpitta .... Steve Sievers .... Stephanie Simpson .... Anne Walker ........ Animation Assistants: Jason Kanshige .... Thomas Martin ....
Melina Plascencia .... Leroy Riche .... Jarryd Van Zyl ........ Background Artists: Mark Hernandez .... Hasani McIntosh .... Deke Wightman
Script Consultant: Ose Oyamendan ........ Post Production Supervisor: Kim Williams ........ Digital Post Production: Keep Me Posted
Post Production Sound Services: Larson Studios ........ Sound Recording: Innersound LLC
Recording Engineer: Kevin Techmeier........ Re-Recording Mixer ........ Alexey Mohr
Animation by ........ Smorgasbord Productions
An Ener Entertainment and Reel Republic Production
Oct. 2011 - Sule wins Best Animated Short Film at the Montreal International Black Film Festival - MIBFF
June 2011 - "For Children..." New York Times
May 2011 - "Seattle International Film Festival 2011 Preview - "Sule And The Case Of The Tiny Sparks" -- Shadow and Act | Cinema of the African Diaspora
Jan. 2011 - "Ten Women-Directed Films of 2010" -- Gender Across Borders
Jan. 2011 - "A Diverse Offering At The American Cinematheque's 6th' Annual Focus on Female Directors'" -- indieWIRE
Aug. 2010 - "Sule and the Case of the Tiny Sparks" -- Fly
Jul. 2010 - "L.A. Writer's' animated short honors Mandea's 92nd birthday" -- Los Angeles Wave Newspapers
Martha's Vineyard Film Festival: Cinema Circus - July 2012
Singapore International Children's Film Festival - June 2012
Langston Hughes African American Film Festival - April 2012
Oakland International Film Festival - April 2012
Chicago International Children's Film Festival - Oct. 2011
African American Film Marketplace - Oct. 2011
Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival - Sept. 2011
Montreal International Black Film Festival - Sept. 2011
Brooklyn Kids Film Festival - June 2011
Seattle International Film Festival - May 2011
BHERC's Women Director's Showcase - March 2011
Pan African Film Festival - Feb. 2011
American Cinematheque's Focus on Female Directors - Jan. 2011
HQ Stills: (size: 8000 X 4500)
TRT: 11:20
Genre: Animation
Original Language: English
Rating: G
SYNOPSIS: In a young African girl’s quest to learn the meaning of the proverb — “Great fires erupt from tiny sparks” — she seeks guidance from a lively, 10-year-old proverb detective named Sule.
Set in a fictional West African village, Sule and the Case of the Tiny Sparks, inspires audiences with the engaging message that even small actions can yield big results.
Winner of Tribeca All Access' Mandela Day Award, through a partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Detective Sule and the lively cast of this animated tale has begun setting tiny fires in audiences across the globe.
Directed By: Shawnee' Gibbs and Shawnelle Gibbs :::: Written by: Rene Rawls